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How to Make Gold Bug in Infinite Craft

Gold Bug is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 16 combinations to get there, and the final one is Bug plus Midas. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

BugMidasGold Bug

Long16 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 182 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 16 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2FireWaterSteam
  3. 3FireSteamEngine
  4. 4WaterWindWave
  5. 5EarthWaveSand
  6. 6FireSandGlass
  7. 7EngineGlassWindshield
  8. 8DustWindshieldBug
  9. 9WaterWaterLake
  10. 10LakeWaterOcean
  11. 11OceanWaterFish
  12. 12FishWaterFishbowl
  13. 13FireFishbowlGoldfish
  14. 14DustGoldfishGold
  15. 15FireGoldMidas
  16. 16BugMidasGold Bug
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Fire + Water→ Steam3Fire + Steam→ Engine4Water + Wind→ Wave5Earth + Wave→ Sand6Fire + Sand→ Glass7Engine + Glass→ Windshield8Dust + Windshield→ Bug9Water + Water→ Lake10Lake + Water→ Ocean11Ocean + Water→ Fish12Fish + Water→ Fishbowl13Fire + Fishbowl→ Goldfish14Dust + Goldfish→ Gold15Fire + Gold→ Midas16Bug + Midas→ Gold Bug

Other ways to make Gold Bug

2 combinations are known to produce Gold Bug. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Gold Bug
FirstSecondResult
BugMidasGold Bug
GoldPotato BugGold Bug

What you can make with Gold Bug

Gold Bug at a glance

Steps to craft
16
Long
Crafting depth
18
longer than 79% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
3
other combinations

Other elements that take 16 steps

Similar effort to Gold Bug, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Gold Bug in Infinite Craft?

Combine Bug with Midas. The full path from the base elements takes 16 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Gold Bug?

16 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Gold Bug hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as long. At 16 steps it is longer than 79% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Gold Bug?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Gold Bug, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.